Fencepost-preserving device



A ril 27,1926. 1,582,168

A. P. DAVIS FBNCEPOST PRESERVING DEVICE Fila'd Feb. 12, 1925 gnaw/pica;

Patented Apr. 27, 1926. i a i ALFRED POLK DAVIS, OF SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS.

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Application filed February 12, 1925. Serial No. 8,733.

Be it known that 1,.ALFRED PoLK DAvrs, shown is desirable. a citizen of the United States, residing at 011 its bottom the kettle is provided with San Augustine, in the county of San Angus appropriate supporting legs two of which, tine and State of Texas, have invented ceras before stated, serve to space the bottom 60 tain new and useful Improvements in a above the ground to permit the flames from Fencepost-Preserving Device, of which the afire beneath to impinge thereon for boiling following is a specification. a quantity of creosotewhich is adapted to This invention relates to an improved debe placed therein. While discussing the vice which may be conveniently designated kettle, I might direct attention to Fig. 5' 65 as a fence post preserving device, although wherein a removable cover 3 is shown, the i i it may be specifically entitled as a creosote Same being adapted to overlie the open top kettle for fence posts and the like. of the kettle to retain the creosote fumes The primary feature of the invention is in the latter. The cover 3 being comparaa comparatively large tub or kettle into tively heavy, appropriate carrying poles or which a quantity of creosote is placed, this the like 4 will be provided for facilitating kettle being spaced by legs above the ground handling thereof. The poles may be re to permit a fire to be built therebeneath for movably connected to the cover in any deboiling the creosote so that the logs or posts sirable manner. which are adapted to be emerged therein Disposed adjacent one side of the rettle 7 will be thoroughly saturated by this method. are forward and rear vertical standards 5 A second feature of the invention is the and 6 respectively. These standards conprovision of means for supporting the satustitute' a support for a drip pan 7 which is rated post to permit effecting drying of the supported therefrom in a forwardly and same, said means being disposed about a downwardly inclined position. The dis- SO drip pan for collecting the surplus creosote charge end of the pan overhangs one wall and draining it back into the kettle. of the kettle and is formulated into a down- Other features and advantages of the inturned spout 8 to facilitate return of the vention will become apparent from the folsurplus creosote to the kettle.

To all whom it may concern: of some other configuration, but the shape In the accompanying drawing forming a standardsare disposed in outwardly spaced part of this application and in which like relation from the inner standards 5. Hence, numerals are employed to designate like the discharge spout'8 between the inner parts throughout the same: 7 standards is comparatively narrow while Figure 1 is a top plan view of a device the main body portion of the. pan is com- 90 constructed in accordance with the present paratively long or wide so that the'pan invention. will extend completely beneath the posts.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, with It will be noted, as shown in Fig. 5, that a portion of the kettle broken away and the upper ends of the standards 5 are bifur 40 shown in section. a cated as at 9. Adapted to fit removably 95 Fig. 3 is a view showing a portion of a between the furcations are reduced cylinhoisting device used in connection with the drical ends 10 of the inner ends of a pair invention. of spaced parallel beams 11, the reduced. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showends being providedupon their extremities ing certain of the details. I with retainingheads 12. As further shown 100 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a removable in Fig. 1, the body portion of the beams cover for the kettle. 11 extend transversely across the drip pan Referring to the drawing in detail, it will 7 and rest upon the elongated outer wall of be seen that the kettle is designated. by the the latter, thus permitting it to function reference character 1, the same being -sub-' additionally as a support therefor. 105 stantially semi-circularin cross sec ion. In Obviously, these beams serve as rests for practice this kettle will be comparatively the fence posts. To aid in inserting and large and sufficiently large to accommodate removing the posts, I provide a hoisting as many as fifty or sixty ordinary fence member such as seen in F ig. 3. Referring posts or logs. Of course, the kettle can be to this figure it will be observed that I 1 lowing description and drawing. I As shown in F ig. 1, the outer or rear simply provide an appropriately supported pulley 13 over which a cable 14 is trained, the cable being connected with any suitable source of energy. One end of the cable hangs downwardly over the pulley and is connected to diverging chains 15 carrying hooked grapples 16. The hooks are adepted to be embedded in the ends of the posts so that. the same may be dropped down into the boiling liquid or lifted out of the same and hoisted up and directed upon the beams 11.

.Vhcn the posts are upon the beams they are exposed to the air for drying and surplus creosote drips therefrom into the pan and gruvitutes beck into the kettle.

It is th n ght that careful consideration of the description in connection with the drawing will enable persons s'-'lled in the art to which the invention relates to obsin a thorough understanding or" tie some.

1 l Therefore, a more lengthy desorption is thought unnecessary.

Although the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that changes coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is A device of the class described comprising an open top kettle provided with supporting legs for spacing its bottom above the supporting surface, inner and outer pairs of vertical standards disposed on one side of the kettle, n. drip pun supported from. said standards and inclined toward the kettle for draining; fluid into the hitter horizontal supporting beeins ettachebly connected at their inner ends to the inner standards and having their opposite ends resting upon an upper ecge or" said pan, said beams being adapted to support the wood to be treated.

In testimony whereof I. uflix in signature.

ALFRED POLK DAVIS. 

